St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church

We invite you all to come join us for our annual picnic which will be held after the Divine Liturgy on Sunday August 28, 2022 at St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church 267 Hartford Rd. Medford, NJ 08055. 

 It will be a day full of fun and fellowship.  Bring your soccer/football, Frisbee etc… and come join us for some food and fun. We look forward to seeing all of you.
We need your help:
-Some of the gentlemen to come in at 11:00 am to start the grilling.
-Each family to bring either dessert or fruit
If you would like to help, please contact Mrs. Silia Eskaros.
We look forward to seeing all of you.

Be safe in the Lord.

Happy & Blessed fast of St. Mary & Happy Feast of Transfiguration

God willing the Revival (Nahda) for St. Mary will begin tonight, Monday 8/15/22 and continue to Sunday 8/21/22 from 7 PM – 9 pm.

Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St. Mary will be Monday 8/22/22 5:30 – 8:00 am.
Nightly Nahda:Mon – Sun 7 pm – 9 pm

Feast of Transfiguration Divine Liturgy:Friday 8/19/2021 8 am – 11 am

Feast of St. Mary Divine Liturgy:Mon 8/22/22 5:30 am – 8 amNOTE: 

There will be NO liturgy on Wednesday 8/17/22.

Sunday August 7, 2022.God willing the Divine Liturgy will begin at 8 AM (all deacons must arrive by 8 AM) and God willing sayedna will be ordaining deacons Epsaltos (Chanter) and Anaghnostis (Reader). 

Please contact Abouna as soon as possible if you would like to be ordained or have your son ordained as a deacon.

For the Epsaltos, they must be at least 8 years old (with the exception of at least being 6 years of age but must be accompanied by his father who will serve and chaperone his son during the service).

The deadline for registering for the ordination will be Monday, 8/1/22 (all deacon applications must be sent out and approved prior to ordination – there will be no exceptions).

If you miss the deadline, you will have to wait until the next a bishop is visiting St. Anthony.

Sayedna will also be joining us in passing out the gifts for all the graduates after the Divine Liturgy.

Many school districts are uncertain about the new curriculum and many school leaders are trying to accommodate students with different backgrounds.  One of the fathers has also spoken with senator Zwicker recently and he mentioned that parents have the rights to opt out their kids of any lessons … It is suggested that the parents sign a request delivered by the hands of the child or electronically to every teacher this week (since it is last week and many schools will be preparing for next year).  We can also repeat the same process next year as well ..  below is a draft of the proposed message to be signed by the parents. 
As mentioned yesterday, attached is the letter that each parent should print and sign for each child and send to the teachers. This should be done immediately, if the child is still in school and should be done again at the beginning of the new school year 2022-2023.
May God watch over and protect His children.
Please share with others.

n the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the One God, Amen
The peace and love of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all.
Please be aware that God willing the Divine Liturgy is changed from Wednesday 6/15/22 to Thursday 6/16/22 (8 am -11am). There will be no Divine Liturgy on Wednesday 6/15/22.
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In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the One God, Amen
The peace and love of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all.
Ekristos Anesti – Alithos AnestiChrist is Risen – Truly He is Risen
Join us this evening for the Vespers of the Feast of Ascension at 7 PM.
Please share with others.
Be safe in the Lord.

The peace and love of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all.
For those that would like to take the blessing of reading any of the Scriptures during the Holy Week services, please fill out your availability in the Google Survey at Holy Week Availability Survey
In order to schedule the readings in time, please submit the form as soon as possible (no later than Lazarus Saturday).
Requirements to Participate:

1. Able to confidently read in either English or Arabic
2. Able to use Coptic Reader from a device (phone, tablet, or iPad)

God willing, we will have a deacon meeting on Sunday 4/10/2022 at 12:15 pm for deacons who are 16 years of age and up to discuss service for Palm Sunday and Holy week. Please make every effort to attend.
Be safe in the Lord.